Somalia rejects law prohibiting child marriage, says it contradicts Islamic law
Why did Somali officials think that the prohibition of child marriage was against Islamic law? Because child marriage is in accord with Muhammad’s example.
‘Babies Are Having Babies’: Somalia Under Fire for Overturning Law Banning Child Marriage
by Njambi Gaitho, Parents Africa, October 13, 2025:
Somalia’s Federal Government has sparked national and international outrage after rejecting clauses in the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child that prohibit marriage under 18 years. The Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development said the clauses contradict Islamic law and the Somali constitution, which it emphasized take precedence over international agreements.
The decision means Somalis can marry below 18 and reach adulthood according to Islamic principles, not fixed age limits. It also reverses a recent attempt to align Somalia’s laws with regional child protection standards , a move that was reportedly overturned within 24 hours after public protests.
According to the ministry, provisions that guarantee children freedom of religion, privacy, and protection from early marriage were seen as interfering with parental responsibility and Islamic values.
The announcement, made around the International Day of the Girl Child, has triggered fury online, with many accusing Somali authorities of legitimizing child abuse under the guise of religion.
“So Somalia just banned child marriage, and grown men are crying! God of Isaac, Jacob, and Abednego, please arise!” one user posted.
Another added, “Somalia passed a law to set the marriage age to 18. The men cried and protested. It was overturned in 24 hours. They want to continue marrying 8-year-olds. They are marrying off babies. Babies are having babies.”…
What this tells you about Mohammed and Allah, I cannot print here. But why would a Muslim woman have any respect for such a prophet and such a god?
Pakistan: Deaf and mute missing Hindu teen shows up ‘converted’ to Islam and married to much older Muslim man
Each year, at least 1,000 Hindu, Christian and Sikh girls are forcibly converted to Islam, while the Muslim perpetrator often denies everything, and the state turns a blind eye. Although the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner stated that UN experts are alarmed by the lack of protection from forced religious conversions and forced marriage for minority girls, nothing is ever done about it. It should be no surprise to find that Pakistan is actually on the UN Human Rights Council. This mockery of justice exposes the absurdity that the UN has become.
Missing Hindu girl ‘converts’ to Islam after marriage in Pakistan, kin cry foul
The Tribune, October 20, 2020:
A 15-year-old Hindu girl, born deaf and mute, who was missing for over a week, has surfaced before the media in Pakistan’s Sindh province, holding a certificate of conversion to Islam after allegedly marrying a much older Muslim man.
The girl from Korwah town in Badin district had gone missing around nine days ago. Her parents had lodged an abduction complaint with the local police.
On Saturday, she appeared before the media alongside her alleged husband, where photographs of her holding the conversion certificate were taken.
Her father questioned how a deaf and mute minor could have agreed to marry a man, who is a drug dealer and has seven daughters…
What are the odds that drugs have a lot to do with the girl's marriage and conversion? By marrying the teen, the man may be sparing his daughters from incest - drugs and kids don't mix.
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